The world’s largest LED display, built over an F1 race circuit.

This enormous sports car themed amusement park is home to the world’s fastest roller coaster.

No building in the world leans as far as the so-called “Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi.”

Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.

Every December, this stretch of dusty desert road transforms into a catwalk for a camel beauty pageant.

This beautifully historic Bahrain fortress might not be the most popular attraction around, but that might make it all the better.

This centuries-old tree tells an unusual tale of vegetation and fertility in the desert.

The shallow, salty inlet was a safe haven for 19th-century pirates.

A superb spot to appreciate the traditional boats of the Indian Ocean.

This 23-foot-tall bear stands amid the hustle and bustle of Hamad International Airport.

This fountain pays homage to Qatar's history of pearling, the primary industry before oil.

Qatar's oldest market can trace its origins back more than a century.

A state-of-the-art medical facility dedicated to treating beloved birds of prey.

Home of the infamous Rug Man of Doha.

This seemingly random 30-foot statue of an oryx in Qatar's capital was a mascot for the 2006 Asian Games.

The enormous diamond-shaped building packs a trove of academic and literary treasures into one futuristic space.

Fourteen sculptures showing the development of a fetus stand outside a hospital for women and children.

A 19th century pearling and fishing village abandoned before Qatar's economic boom.

An abandoned fishing village in pre-oil Qatar.

Some of the ancient-looking huts among these strange rock formations aren't ancient at all, but built as part of a movie set.

A creepy, deserted mock Arabian village can be found in the middle of the Qatari desert.

Four steel monoliths stand in the Qatari desert, in a breathtaking work of large-scale art by Richard Serra.

Climb down into the largest sinkhole in Qatar.